Retrieve
Getting a pilot back after landing away from launch, usually by car.
What it means
At competitions and on organised trips it is often provided by the organisers or a retrieve driver; otherwise pilots make their own way back by hitchhiking or public transport. Live tracking helps the driver find the pilot.
Example in context
I landed in a field past the village and waited for the retrieve.
Sources and review
- Cross Country Magazine – Guide to Quixadá, Brazil (opens in a new tab)
- FAI Sporting Code Section 7A – Cross Country (2025), 3.8 Retrieving (opens in a new tab)
- Jakub Vrána — Paraglidingový slang: o trati (opens in a new tab)
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